Other conditions decisions — 2024

The appellant has withdrawn their appeal, and the Board is dismissing it.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's cause of death is related to service, specifically his exposure to fire pits and chemicals during Desert Storm.

The appellant withdrew her appeal regarding the claims of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to accrued benefits.

The Board denied service connection for a deformity of the penis, finding that there is no current evidence of such disability apart from the Veteran's service-connected erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran seeks reimbursement for lodging and meal expenses associated with travel on May 26, 2023. The VA treatment records indicate the Veteran was advised to avoid air travel due to his condition. VHA beneficiary travel denied the claim as no prior authorization was provided for lodging and meal expenses.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the remand requests and thus, the case is being remanded for further development to ensure all pertinent evidence is obtained.

The appeal to reduce the disability rating for chronic urticaria, bilateral upper arms from 30 percent to noncompensable was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for her bilateral foot condition, finding that it is related to her active service and resolving reasonable doubt in her favor.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a predecisional error in adjusting the overpayment amount, and it is referred back to the Committee for consideration based on the adjusted amount.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in the creation of the overpayment and whether it was solely an administrative error without the Veteran's knowledge.

The Veteran's accrued benefits were correctly calculated to be $1,527.00 and no further benefits are due to the appellant.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions, as these symptoms may be related to other non-service-connected disabilities.

The Board finds that the reduction of the rating for fracture of the coccyx distal bone from 10 percent to noncompensable, effective April 1, 2021, was proper based on evidence showing a sustained and material improvement in the Veteran's service-connected fracture of the coccyx distal bone.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount of $6,891.79 due to a potential error in the first instance.

Your claim for payment of non-VA medical services provided on September 3, 2020 has been resolved in full by administrative action. The appeal is dismissed as the benefit sought was granted.

The Board dismissed the claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred at Hazelton Surgery Center on September 10, 2020 due to approval by the agency of original jurisdiction.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date of April 18, 2015 for adding his current spouse as a dependent. The claim was denied because the Veteran did not file a claim within one year of their marriage.

The Veteran's daughter applied for and received burial benefits, but the appellant submitted her claim nearly two years later. The Board denied the appellant's claim as she did not meet the priority criteria established by VA.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for denervation atrophy and inclusion body myositis due to insufficient examination opinions and consideration of new evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes head, face, neck and stage two squamous cell carcinoma head and neck due to contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or to contaminated water exposure.